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Ted Cruz: “Chuck Schumer is terrified of being primaried from the left.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published March 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 22:39

There are a few of the kind of the Democrats who occasionally will reach a deal who are making noises like they want to, but Chuck Schumer doesn't care. Chuck Schumer is terrified of being primaried from the left. And in fact, I want to read a little bit from a story in the wall Street Journal about Chuck Schumer. So he has been wildly left wing. Yeah. (22:39–22:44)

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Asserts that Chuck Schumer fears a primary challenge from the left.

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